The Agricultural Revolution

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1	The key development that separates prehistory and history is?:
		a caste system.
		writing.
		farming.
		iron tools.


2	Permanent early human settlements were usually located?:
		near a supply of fresh water.
		at the mouth of rivers.
		near mineral deposits.
		on good harbors.


3	What was the the Neolithic Revolution?:
		a war for independence.
		a rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people.
		the movement of people to North America.
		the change from hunting and food-gathering to farming.


4	The agricultural lifestyle led to the development of all of the following EXCEPT?:
		the calendar.
		rules of inheritance.
		cooperative hunting groups.
		land boundaries.


5	The archaeological discoveries at Catal Hayuk have added to our understanding of early?:
		hominids.
		nomadic life.
		cave drawings.
		village life.


6	The invention of writing systems and the growth of cities occurred only in civilizations that?:
		originated in South Asia.
		developed complex institutions.
		borrowed heavily from the Greeks and Romans.
		developed matriarchal leadership.


7	The basic characteristic of the economies of most traditional agrarian societies is?:
		surplus crops.
		subsistence farming.
		large reserves of investment capital.
		a variety of crops for export.


8	Civilization began with the development of the first?:
		cities.
		temples.
		farms.
		hunting bands.


9	Over time, members of which of the following groups replaced priests as rulers of early civilizations?:
		farmers.
		merchants.
		artisans.
		warriors.


10	All of the following were characteristics of early civilizations EXCEPT?:
		organized religion.
		democratic government.
		systems of keeping records.
		specialized occupations.